My dream job is to become a screenwriter for cinema, and one aspect of film that I am interested in is strong female roles. We, as an audience, have moved past the idea of depicting women as helpless, waiting for the strong male character to save them. However, there is […]

Once, western films were the standard fare of Hollywood. In fact, Hollywood was founded on the popularity of the ‘rootin’, tootin’ western one-reeler. Real cowboys were employed in the silent film era. They knew how to ride, how to shoot and rope, and a man had to do what a […]

“All together now”, that seems to be the call from Hollywood at the moment with some great characters being thrown together to form something magnificent. That’s what most people seemed to be saying when coming out of the cinema after watching the ultimate superhero team-up ever. Well the word that […]

Many of those who go to see Total Recall, a late contender in the annual summer blockbuster battle, will no doubt sympathise with the plight of Colin Farrell’s disaffected labourer Douglas Quaid. As they process the opening scenes of Len Wiseman’s latest offering, they may, too, be struck by the unsettling […]

I excitedly booked my ticket for opening night a week early. The poster proudly displayed a multitude of five star ratings etched across the distinctive mask of Bane, further confirming what we already suspected: the film would be fantastic. This view was not shared by Daily Mail critic Chris Tookey, who […]

Yes! The smash hit musical Rock of Ages finally came to cinemas on June 2nd and I had been eagerly awaiting its arrival ever since I saw a sneak peak trailer last Christmas. Why wouldn’t you be excited? The cast was enough for me: Catherine Zeta-Jones! Mary J Blige! Malin Ackerman! Alec Baldwin […]

Set in the summer of 1956, the young graduate Colin Clark dreams of finding a job in the film industry so decides to leave the safety of his parents’ home to embark on an adventurous journey to London, not knowing where destiny will take him. Against the odds, he lands […]

The final year of my degree commences in September, I’m supposed to have at the very least, an understanding of how to make films. Scratch that, how to make good films. However, as I’m sat here going through the preliminary stages of research into my dissertation, I can honestly say […]